The hut was made in the following manner, which had then come into vogue.

A trench was dug three and a half feet wide, four feet eight inches deep, and eight feet long.

At one end of the trench, steps were cut out and these formed the entrance and vestibule.

The trench itself was the room, in which the lucky ones, such as the squadron commander, had a board, lying on piles at the end opposite the entrance, to serve as a table.

On each side of the trench, the earth was cut out to a breadth of about two and a half feet, and this did duty for bedsteads and couches.